COMPANIES

• IPCL to come up before cabinet panel today
• BSNL slugs it out with Bharti Telesonic
• Bertelsmann to control Napster
• ABCL to get Rs 38 crore from BIFR
• Guj Guardian plans to set up new plant
• Escotel ties up with Max NY Life for life
• Two-pronged ITDC plan to revamp Hotel Ashok
• Alembic to focus on three strategic areas
• Reliance may be the frontrunner in the IPCL race
• Survey says Kwality gains by focussing on metros
• Atlas Copco likely to shift Pune unit
• Granules India to allot shares to promoter
• Microsoft takes a hard look at security
• Burroughs Wellcome issue referred to govt adjudication
• Indian computer market grew by 2% in Q1
• Europe refining sector to cut output to trim losses
• Star offloads 1 per cent in Zee Telefilms

GENERAL

• Capital Int to buy 50% stake in LIC MF
• Bharat Overseas Bank net up 30 per cent
• RS fails to take up Cable TV Bill
• UTI Bank to raise paid-up equity base
• Urea units look abroad for cheaper naphtha
• DCA to track down firms that duped investors
• Maharashtra seeks help to tackle water scarcity

CAPITAL MARKET

• US stocks rise; Nasdaq best week in over a year